jpdb beta

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

1

persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story

1

a quarrel; argument

4

by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

2

arbitration; intercession; mediation

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

3

alone; by oneself; on one's own

4

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

4

else; in addition; besides

2

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

2

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

1

to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

1

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

loved one; lover; sweetheart

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)

1

shriek; scream

2

to carry a joke too far

1

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

new; fresh; novel

1

appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

1

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

2

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

2

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

3

neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

1

stepping back; drawing back

2

to cover fully; to wrap around

1

ceremony; rite; ritual; service

10

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

1

(just) one's imagination

2

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

2

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

rapid development; rapid unfolding

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

thus

1

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

1

to hold (a ceremony); to perform

1

bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)

6

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

1

(made of) stone; stone-built

3

glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy

1